Do you know any Joseph's who aren't Joe???

Just that really. I adore the name Joseph but hate it's abbreviated form. Joseph is (for me) one of the purest biblical names and Joe is just a bit... Meh. Can I risk naming a child Joseph or is it inevitable he will be a Joe?

I know 3 little Josephs who are all called Joe by everyone. I only know of one 4 year old Joseph who seems to be known mainly as Joseph. His mum is quite scary though so I suspect a hard glare from her puts an end to any abbreviations

Really can't agree on anything else. I also really like Fox but suspect that's a bit of a name to carry off and poor kid may well not thank me for it! The other option is Aaron (because I can't get away with Elvis) or Clement (Clem)

Why is Joseph out Tollygunge? I have a friend called Rebecca...she just wants to be called Rebecca and quickly corrects anybody who calls her Becca or Becky...I always tell anybody who tries to shorten my son's name that they mustn't...or he does! If you love it, have it and make sure everybody knows you wish it to stay "intact"

I think names like Joseph, daniel, William, Benjamin are easier to shorten MrsC because it's simply just using the first syllable of their name. Names like Rebecca have to be thought through to shorten because the whole name changes. I think anyway.